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First Aid for Children Today (FACT)

The national benchmarking format was used when creating the First Aid for Children Todaycurriculum alignment charts. This format breaks the courses up among three grade groups: K-4, 5-8 and 9-12.

Health – Grades K-4
Science – Grades K-4

The FACT Critter Clan leads kids through health promotion and injury prevention activities. Its environmental theme teaches safety in a nonthreatening way. Topics include hygiene and health habits, first aid, personal safety and injury prevention. Instructor training is not required to teach this course.

Course hours: 10-14 hours

First Aid for Children Today: Lessons 1-6

Meeting National Education Standards—Health (K-4)

National Health Education Standards	Lessons 1–3	Lesson 4–6
STANDARD 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.	Lesson 1: First Aid for You, pp. 7–22 Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40 Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54	Lesson 4: Preventing Injuries, pp. 55–74 Lesson 5: Road Safety, pp. 75–88 Lesson 6: First Aid for the Environment, pp. 89–106
STANDARD 2: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.	Lesson 1: First Aid for You, pp. 7–22
STANDARD 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.	Lesson 1: First Aid for You, pp. 7–22 Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40 Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54	Lesson 4: Preventing Injuries, pp. 55–74 Lesson 5: Road Safety, pp. 75–88
STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.	Lesson 1: First Aid for You, pp. 7–22 Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40 Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54
STANDARD 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.	Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54

First Aid for Children Today: Lessons 1-6

Meeting National Education Standards—Science (K-4)

Science Content Standards

Lessons 1-3

Lessons 4-6

Science as Inquiry

• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

• Understanding about scientific inquiry

Lesson 1: First Aid for You,

pp. 7–22

Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40

Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54

Lesson 4: Preventing Injuries,

pp. 55–74

Lesson 5: Road Safety,

pp. 75–88

Lesson 6: First Aid for the Environment, pp. 89–106

Life Science

• The characteristics of organisms

• Life cycles of organisms

• Organisms and environments

Lesson 6: First Aid for the Environment, pp. 89–106

Science and Technology

• Abilities of technological design

• Understanding about science and technology

• Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

Lesson 5: Road Safety,

pp. 75–88

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

• Personal health

• Characteristics and changes in populations

• Types of resources

• Changes in environments

• Science and technology in local challenges

Lesson 1: First Aid for You,

pp. 7–22

Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40

Lesson 3: Careful Kids, pp. 41–54

Lesson 4: Preventing Injuries,

pp. 55–74

Lesson 5: Road Safety,

pp. 75–88

Lesson 6: First Aid for the Environment, pp. 89–106

History and Nature of Science

• Science as a human endeavor

Lesson 1: First Aid for You, pp. 7–22

Lesson 2: Healthy Living Habits, pp. 23–40

Lesson 4: Preventing Injuries,

pp. 55–74

Lesson 6: First Aid for the Environment, pp. 89–106

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